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J.J. Agirre Martinez 16-08-2018, BERRIA. Basques who make an effort to live in Basque bump into all sorts of hurdles every day, since Spanish/French language suprematism is so entrenched in the Basque society. J.J. Agirre brings up some examples of that in this article. Language suprematism has even distorted the meaning of some words, so assimilation is equalled to “co-existence”, the...

Pako Sudupe 21-07-2018, ZUZEU. Abstract: In this article, Pako Sudupe would like to bring back to memory a sentence by the great Basque-nationalist Telesforo Monzon: "When they don't understand us anymore, they will understand us". Telesforo was trying to highlight the importance of the Basque language within the construction process of the basque nation and along the path towards Basque independece. If...

Joxe Manuel Odriozola 24-06-2018, BERRIA. Abstract: In Odriozola's words, according to hegemonic Spanish nationalism, the dead in the Basque Nation have only been people, nothing else has been killed. No national rights representing human rights have been buried. They are worth nothing, and the inherent value of the Basque human dignity has been destroyed and killed. "The Basque Nation has not died as...

Martxel Toledo Garmendia 26-06-2018, BERRIA. Abstract: Calling the current football world cup to mind, Martxel Toledo points out at the broad media coverage and the bizarre evolution that competition has been having lately in our country: both the Spanish and French national soccer teams used to have but a few followers in the past amongst us, but that trend is changing. According...

Gerardo Luzuriaga 18-05-2018, BERRIA. Abstract: Gerardo Luzuriaga is an archivist, a pundit with a long career in his job. He is a professional who has years long advocated for a National Library of the Basque Country. “In 1998, the members of the Joana Albret Bibliotekonomia Mintegia (Librarianship Seminar Joana Albret) started making a case for the establishment of a National Library of...

Estitxu Garai Artetxe 29-04-2018, ARGIA. Abstract: In the same way as small but persistent water drops have the power to erode solid rocks, the models and references that the mass media expose us to, also have the power to erode our collective identity. The author of the article reveals how Spanish references broadcast by such media have an influence on us. EUSKAL TELEBISTA’s...

Andoni Canales 22-02-2018, BERRIA. Abstract: The author criticizes a perverse attack against the Basque language which happened last week at the Idiazabal football stadium in the Basque country. The attack consisted in a Spanish football referee vehemently banning players from talking in Basque to each other (see section DISLIKES). Likewise, he deplores the attitude of the public Basque TV (ETB-2, a channel broadcasting...

Jose Mari Pastor 20-01-2018, BERRIA. Abstract: The article’s author regrets that Jose Luis Alvarez Enparantza, a.k.a. Txillardegi, has not yet received recognition and appreciation from the city authorities, 6 years on following his death. Besides his political activity, always in the circle of Basque nationalism, Txillardegi was a great intellectual, who made high-value contributions on linguistics and literature. He was, for one, the...

Xabier Arregi 12-01-2018, NOTICIAS DE GIPUZKOA. Abstract: Xabier Arregi has complained about the room allocated by the public (Basque language) TV station ETB1 to Spanish. On the other hand, ETB2, the Spanish language channel, hardly accommodates a slot for Basque. It actually happens to be easier to hear Catalan than Basque. It feels especially offensive to see that interviews to Basque speakers with...